Last survivor of Amazon tribe captured on video ‘after 22 years alone in the jungle’

An indigenous tribesman who is the sole survivor of a brutal massacre of the rest of his tribe has been captured on video after decades living alone in the jungle.

The man – known locally as ‘the man of the hole’ due to his habit of digging holes to sleep in – has survived in the Amazon jungle of Rodonia for 22 years.

He was captured in a video released by the Brazilian agency for indigenous affairs (Funai), attempting to fell a tree.

He is thought to have his own papaya and corn plantations in the area.

Footage shows the man cutting down a tree (Funai)

The tribesman is believed to hunt forest pigs, birds and monkeys with a bow and arrow, entirely alone.

He was first spotted in the jungle in 1996 – but strict laws which forbid contact with isolated tribesmen has meant he has been left alone.

How would you feel if all the other members of your tribe had been killed? The “man of the hole" lives this reality. Another example of how uncontacted tribes are the most vulnerable peoples on the planet. https://t.co/cHQIKth3QM